Whitmer Says She’ll Pull Michigan National Guard From DC if They’re Used for Trump's 'Safe and Beautiful' Mission
Whitmer said Michigan’s 161 Guard members must stay focused on America 250 events and not be counted in Trump’s crime-fighting task force.
- Governor Gretchen Whitmer warned she would withdraw 161 Michigan National Guard members from Washington, D.C., unless the federal government limits their mission strictly to the nation's 250th birthday celebration.
- Tensions escalated after social media footage showed Michigan troops patrolling Georgetown, an area distant from official America 250 festivities, prompting scrutiny of the federal deployment.
- Four Democratic-led states sent guard members to D.C. despite opposing President Donald Trump's ongoing federal crime-fighting deployment, though the Joint Task Force lists them as part of its official numbers.
- Kentucky recalled its one guard member over the weekend after the federal government diverted the soldier to the task force without Governor Beshear's consent, Scottie Ellis, a spokesperson for Beshear, wrote to NPR.
- Legal experts at the Brennan Center for Justice worry that distinguishing between the America 250 celebration and the general crime-fighting mission will prove difficult, with more than 4,800 troops remaining in the city this summer.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Threatens To Withdraw National Guard From D.C. Over Trump Task Force Concerns
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued a sharp warning that she will pull her state’s National Guard members from Washington, D.C., if they are used for purposes beyond the America 250 celebrations. In a letter obtained by NPR, Whitmer directed the head of Michigan’s National Guard to ensure troops are not being used to support the federal joint task force known as the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Mission. “Please take all necessary measures to en…
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Whitmer says she’ll pull Michigan National Guard from DC if they’re used for Trump's 'safe and beautiful' mission
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer speaks on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (LANSING, Mich.) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday ordered the state’s National Guard to limit its mission in Washington exclusively to events tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration, drawing a line against the military’s prolonged presence in the capital and threatening to pull Michigan troops if they’re assigned to …
Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force
Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.
Whitmer says she’ll pull Michigan National Guard from DC if they’re used for Trump’s ‘safe and beautiful’ mission
(LANSING, Mich.) - Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday ordered the state's National Guard to limit its mission in Washington exclusively to events tied to the nation's 250th anniversary celebration, drawing a line against the military's prolonged presence in the capital and threatening to pull Michigan troops if they're assigned to any other mission. In a letter to Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, the commander of the Michigan National Guard, Whitmer…
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